[ale] What do I need to bridge two networks?

Brian Mathis brian.mathis+ale at betteradmin.com
Mon Feb 3 17:33:20 EST 2014


On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Jim Lynch <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>wrote:

> On 02/03/2014 10:39 AM, Michael H. Warfield wrote:
>
>> I think you can also configure dd-wrt to provide access to additional
>> WiFi clients beyond the reach of the main router (hybrid client / AP
>> mode) but I haven't done that either and I don't think that's available
>> in the stock firmware.
>>
> OK I have more experience with Tomato, but I'll try to install dd-wrt on
> this router.  In any case I won't lose any capabilities. I'm guessing a
> wifi device, especially the one in the router can act both a master and a
> slave at the same time?  Meaning it can connect to the building router and
> also serve wifi to other devices at the same time?
>
> Jim.
>


Rarely can you have a router act as both an access point and a client,
unless it actually has 2 separate radios (like one on 2.4GHz and another on
5GHz).

This brings up the question of why do you need to provide a wireless access
point to your clients, only to bridge it to the other wireless network?
All the airwaves are the same, so why not go directly to the main WiFi AP?
If there's something preventing you from doing this, there's likely a
reason and you should be working with those in control to get the access
you need directly on the existing wireless.

On the other hand, it's very simple to setup a router running something
like Tomato to act as a wireless client, and then bridge the wired network
connections to the wireless, so if you only need to connect wired devices,
it's fairly simple.


❧ Brian Mathis
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